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Non-Invasive Treatment for Heart Disease
P o rtla n d c a rd io lo g ist to p re se n t
in fo rm a tio n an d sh are sto ry
Dr. Ronald W. Schutz and Clini-
cal Director Dena Bindewald, R.N.,
will be giving a free informational
presentation about a non-invasive
treatment for heart disease (En-
hanced External Counterpulsation
Therapy) on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at
1:30p.m. in the Medical Office Build-
ing West at Legacy Emanuel Hospi-
t^l. Patient Bill Hutton will be there
to share his personal story as well,
A cardiologist in Portland since
1980, Schutz founded Heart Centers
of America in Portland in 1999, the
first location in the Pacific North
west to offer EECP therapy. The
clinic has treated hundreds of pa
tients using this non-invasive treat
ment modality.
Heart Centers of America repre-
sentatives say that for 90 percent of
the patients who undergo a course
of treatment, their angina is signifi-
cantly reduced or eliminated. They
have fewer or less intense episodes
of angina. After a course of treat-
ment, 90 percent of patients are able
to increase activity levels, and often
decrease their medications. EECP
treatment has been FDA approved
since 1995 and is covered by Medi-
care and most insurance compa- Dr. Ronald W. Schutz
nies.
Dr. Schutz only treats those pa
tients who he believes will benefit
from EECP. He does not treat every
one that wants EECP. If there is
another option that may work better
Eradicating
for a particular patient, he would
rather the patient get the treatment
that will be most beneficial. For
many patients that treatment is EECP
but not everyone.
Even though Heart Centers has
had great results and positive out
comes for patients since 1999, Dr.
Schutz finds that many people have
never heard of EECP treatment, and
are unaware that this treatment op
tion is available. By giving these
presentations. Dr. Schutz and his
team of health care professionals
hope to educate the community
about EECP - how it works and who
may be a good candidate.
Malaria in Africa
Concordia University in northeast
Portland invites the public to attend
a discussion about eradicating ma
laria in Africa with Dr. John Nunes,
president and chief executive officer
of Lutheran World Relief.
Nunes, an international expert on
issues surrounding malaria and what
can be done to eliminate it from Af
rica, will speak on Friday, Oct. 26 at
7:30p.m. in the lobby of Concordia’s
George R. White Library & Learning
Center, 2811 N.E. Holman St.
A second discussion will take place
on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 9 a.m., in
Concordia’s Hagen Student Center,
second floor. Both events are free.
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Increased Poverty
Impacts Local Agency
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seniors served by Meals on Wheels
a c c o m m o d a te reported that they Hved below the
poverty level. By 2012,18.8 percent
m ore seniors
reported to be living below the pov-
Trends reported in the news erty level, which is higher than the
about the increasing numbers of national average.
people living below the poverty level
Many of the seniors are between
are startling and certainly represen- the ages of 60 and 69. They are
tative of the seniors that the Meals experiencing a reduction in income
on Wheels People serve in Clark, and are looking to stretch their bud-
Multnomah and W ashing
get by eating the main
ton Counties.
meal of the day from
The 5,000 indi
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Wheels People.
p o rted each
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ing on minimal income and
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year,
lack community access and vis-
When assessing living ed
ibility in the very neighborhoods penses, frequently the food budget
where they live.
is the first to be reduced. As ad-
One of our Meals on Wheels equate nutrition is compromised,
clients, Phyllis, lives in one room in risk of poor health in increased,
the basement of an apartment on
As seniors face the challenge of
Northwest 23rd Avenue. A bus- going hungry, the Meals on Wheels
tling neighborhood full of high-end People picks up the challenge, reach-
shops and* top-notch restaurants ing out, informing the public and
surround her. At times we suggest making the connections necessary
that Phyllis open her shades and to maintain a quality of life that we
take advantage of the beautiful day all value.
but she is not interested. Her world
This fall as we prepare to enjoy
is inside her room. The only com- the season of harvest and plenty,
pany she receives is our volunteer plan to share your harvest by vol-
driver and an occasional case man- unteering and donating to the Meals
ager. Phyllis continues to exist, hid- on Wheels People.
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